Philippine E-Journals

WEB-BASED TWITTER DATA EXTRACTION AND SMS NOTIFICATION FOR WEATHER CONDITION UPDATES

Mary Joy Aleria | Wendy Belle Arellano | Jessa Mae Jagualing | Reuben Laude | Rauberly Jane Malamog | Eric John G. Emberda

 

Abstract:

Social networking sites serve as a big part in our society today. Many organizations are using this as a means of disseminating information and endorsement to the public. Many Filipinos have used social media, and even government agencies such as PAGASADOST also used it to inform the public about its weather forecasts. However, due to climate change, people are unable to prepare against disasters. Many are too preoccupied to get updates from various media such as the Internet, radio, and television. One possible disaster risk reduction measure is through SMS communication, since it doesn’t rely on Internet, radio, and television signals. The researchers developed a tool to help the people get informed about the current weather condition with the use of SMS Notification. A web-based tool was created which reads PAGASA DOST’s Twitter feeds in an automated fashion, and alerts registered users about the current weather condition in their location. An SMS messaging Application Programming Interface was used for the automated SMS notification. The tool was tested by various users with the use of test cases. The results of testing the tool were significantly positive. It provided an alternative means of weather update through SMS, whether your phone is a Smartphone or not.